Fantastic Blognanza!

Sixteenth president of the United States. The Great Liberator. Preserver of the Union. Possibly the greatest president in U.S. history. And a man with impeccable taste in facial hair.¹ Behold Abraham Lincoln: t-shirt superstar.

It’s often much easier to pay homage to a person’s mythology rather than to probe both his strengths and faults through comprehensive study. While Lincoln’s mythology has been firmly established in homes and schools for many decades now, the Internet Age hasn’t really done anything to dispel the Fictionalized Biography Phenomenon, either.²

That said, I must admit that I do enjoy ridiculous perversions of history as much as the next guy. It’s no mystery, then, why I’m so enthralled with Enclothe’s latest and greatest t-shirt offering:

Abe at Enclothe: $19.00

Here, we are introduced to an alternate universe where the U.S. falls prey to the ravenous zombie virus in early 1864. With the zombie population rising at an exponential rate, who takes charge and quells the undead menace? Yes: Abraham Lincoln. I know that zombies are on the official list of Internet Things That We Should No Longer Find Interesting, but the vigilanteism inherent in both the post-apocalyptic wasteland and the wild west gives the pairing of Honest Abe and zombie hunting an appropriate appeal.

Also! If you buy two or more items at Enclothe before these holy days come to a close, they’ll reduce the cost of your order by 25%! Nice.

Lincoln Shot First at Nightlight Press: $17.99

Witness yet another marriage of history and geekery with this shirt from Kristofer Straub, better known as the brains behind Starslip Crisis. Who knew that George Lucas’ revisionist practices affected our nation so drastically? It’s kind of unfortunate that Lincoln wasn’t a better shot, to be honest.

ABE/JFK Hoody at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: $60.00

Rounding up today’s peek into the past is this more cryptic offering from Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction. Rather than nerdifying iconic historical figures, AAMR instead chooses to surreptitiously whisper conspiracy theories to people via eye-catching apparel. They list some telling coincidences between the deaths of these two presidents at the hoodie’s product page, and to be honest, I think they’re onto something. You know, for a few months now, I’ve been setting up this undergr—say, do you hear helicopters?

Well, whether you know Mr. Lincoln’s personal affairs down to a T or whether you’re content in making up stuff about someone you’ve never met, you’ve got to admit—the Lincolnator ain’t going anywhere anytime soon!

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¹In so many words, anyway. History buffs need not remind us that such brief statements lack truthful nuance—or any truth at all, in fact—it’s just an intro, after all!
²“Chuck Norris’ tears can cure cancer! Too bad he never cries.” That sort of thing.

Indie Week is still going strong, here at Fantastic Bonanza at least!